Cycling: Astana captain 2nd at Vuelta of SpainThe leader of Kazakhstan cycling team Astana Vincenzo Nibali from Italy has become second at the prestigious super marathon Vuelta of Spain.
Football: Messi pays back millions to taxman - reportsBarcelona star Lionel Messi and his father paid off five million euros ($6.6 million) they owed to the taxman ahead of their court appearance on tax evasion charges.
Spain firefighters tame Majorca wild blaze Firefighters on Thursday tamed a wildfire that ravaged 480 hectares (1,180 acres) of land and drove 200 people from their homes on the Spanish holiday island of Majorca.
Britain to protest as Gibraltar border queues return Britain on Tuesday said it would lodge a formal complaint with Spain after drivers were subjected to five-hour-long queues to cross into the tiny British outpost of Gibraltar, in a growing diplomatic row.
Spain arrests paedophile pardoned by Morocco king Spanish police on Monday arrested a convicted paedophile who had his pardon revoked by Morocco's King Mohamed VI after it sparked angry protests in the north African country.
06 August 2013
Spain on wildfire alert, central blaze controlled Firefighters brought under control a major forest blaze in central Spain on Friday but the country remained on high alert for fires in the sweltering summer heat.
03 August 2013
Lawmakers to grill Spain PM on corruption scandal Lawmakers will grill Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday demanding he explain himself over a corruption scandal that has sparked calls for him to quit.
01 August 2013
Spain train driver on phone at time of deadly crash The driver of a train that derailed in Spain killing 79 people was on the phone to a coworker at the time of the accident, while the train was racing at nearly twice the speed limit.
Gibraltar accuses Spain of causing border delays Britain on Sunday said it had "serious concerns" after Gibraltar accused Madrid of deliberately creating delays to car traffic to and from the disputed British-held territory to Spain.